Background
Somerville, William Glassell was born on July 27, 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Glassell and Hilda (Deeth) Somerville.
Somerville, William Glassell was born on July 27, 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Glassell and Hilda (Deeth) Somerville.
Appeals (5th circuit) 1963, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1964, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1968, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1981. Law clerk to chief judge The United States of America District Court (northern district) Alabama, 1961-1963. Associate Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963-1966, partner, 1966.
Member supreme court advising committee on rules of Alabama appellate procedure, 1972-1977.
Member standing commission on Alabama rules of appellate procedure, 1979-1986.
Served with Counter Intelligence Corps United States Army, 1955-1958. Member American Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Ivy (Princeton), Birmingham Country.
Married Mary Hateley Quincey, June 13, 1959 (divorced October, 1985). Children: William Glassell, John Quincey, Mary Campbell, Sarah Guerrant.